Break up routine if you're pressed for time

4:42 PM,
Oct. 22, 2013

Squats can be done using a couch.

Written by

Tauhida
Parveen

Just like any other person, sometimes life gets busier than you can handle. That is how my past 10 days have been. It was just go, go and go. It was very difficult for me to pin exercise time in my daily planner. Meeting after meeting, phone calls and travel left no time to go to the gym or even take a walk.

I turned to my creative mind for help. I knew that I could exercise anywhere, at any time. Any activity would help when I am sitting on my chair for eight to 10 hours, and then sit some more at home on the couch.

The plan: I will take 5 minutes every hour to exercise. I will workout for the full 5 minutes with 10 ...